How to stop middening?

One of my cats, Mandy, will not stop middening. This has been happening because of my new cat, Mittens. The two of them do not get along very well, obviously since Mandy is middening. Is there a way to stop the middening? I've tried a good number of methods but none seem to work and yes, I am sure it is middening.

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Middening is an extreme form of marking and is the last resort for a very anxious cat. Mandy clearly feels threatened by the arrival of Mittens. You don't mention their ages or how long you've had Mittens, and whether you introduced them to each other gradually. Cats vary greatly in their sociability and not all cats will welcome a newcomer. If introductions are handled carefully, most cats will at the very least, learn to tolerate each other, provided they have their own spaces (with food, litter etc) to retreat to when they want to ignore each other.

This is a good article on middening and what you can do to solve the problem;

You might also want to consider getting a Feliway plug-in. The aroma mimics the "happy" scent found in cat's facial glands and supposed to be very good at helping cats to feel calm and relaxed, though it can sometimes take a few weeks before it begins to work.

Source(s): Had a cat who resorted to middening when a stray cat kept hanging around and staring in through the windows. When he was found a home, my cat went back to using her litter-tray full time.

You obviously didn't introduce the cats properly.
Get a litter box for each cat, and an extra one just in case.
if that doesn't help, take both of them to the vet, and talk with your vet about how to help their behavior issues.
You should consider rehoming the new cat, and learning how to introduce cats properly, because this is just one of the things that will happen when you don't do it properly.